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May 2007Myles & Schwartz
Collaboration Is Not A
Natural Act
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
Four Degrees of Collaboration
A review of experiences that demonstrate attempts at collaboration at Liberty
Center Schools
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
Monday Morning Flyby
Inspired over the weekend, a classroom teacher wants to make a great new project work—by second period on Monday morning…
… and you accommodate that!
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
Three-Day Notice
A teacher requests help with a project and the library media staff or the technology staff can make the project work better, smoother, faster…
…but it’s still not a collaborative venture
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
Next Week Project
Knowing that he or she will be absent, a teacher creates a project that can be handled by a substitute teacher…
…in the library media center, with your help!
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
Working Together
The teacher, library media specialist, and technology integrationist work together to create a project that provides students with a strong foundation in
Information literacy Learning experiences in content Technology application for teaching and
learning
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
Simple Steps for Real Collaboration “Have a common purpose Accommodate your partner Take time to develop and implement
real collaboration Know the process isn’t necessarily
linear Make a conscious decision to work—
better and more effectively
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
This Doesn’t Happen Naturally
Time Good collaboration takes time because it’s
a process and it’s about building relationships
It’s Not “All About You” Collaboration is about accommodation,
compromise, and valuing what others bring to the project
May 2007Myles & Schwartz
This Doesn’t Happen Naturally
Reflection Many of us are not self-reflective and we
don’t build that into our structures…including our daily activities
Collegiality One’s personality and perception of the
role of a “teacher” may inhibit the choice to develop a collaborative team relationship
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